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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1888
Page
4
The Weekly Recorder masthead lists E. C. Hackney Kaitor and Proprietor JA Robinson Associate Kaitor with subscription details in advance at 100 dollars yearly, six months at 15.
In New York Supreme Court yesterday Attorney General Charles F. Tabor was granted permission to sue Havemeyer & Elder Sugar Refining Co and thirteen Sugar Trust partners to annul their charter. Gen. Roger A. Pryor appointed counsel, with Edmund H. Lentenne filing principal affidavit detailing the 1887 Sugar Trust formation to control sugar prices and refiners. The suit aims to void the company’s charter for charter-law violations and improper privileges.
The excerpt from James G. Blaine's 1881 report on the Cotton Goods Trade is cited to support criticism of its authenticity. The piece quotes wage figures for English and American workers and argues that differing hours and pay underscore the U S advantage in raw materials and manufacturing, advocating policy to boost cotton trade. The Asheville Citizen notes a Hayneville birth with two tongues.
Movements in state affairs include Tar Heels interest and Vance Superior Court opening next Monday. Winst on meeting on the 12th is noted with confusion over dates. In Durham market new pine straw bagging replaces jute bags for cotton. Monroe Enquirer reports W A Austin of New Salem owns six acres, with fourteen more around his residence and four thousand gallons of wine produced this year. Reidsville Post notes the marriage invitation of Miss Eliza Morehead of Leaksville to Dr. Wm Nelson of Danville scheduled for the 17th at her father Turner Morehead’s mill residence. The bride is described as gentle and well raised.
In Hackensack Meadows a hunter named Metoosh awoke to fire at rails but found his gun had drawn a black three foot snake into the barrel while he slept. He fired once, then discovered the snake and abandoned hunting for the day.
Abel Rippey, 80, of near MeCrewe Alamance County, was shot and killed by his son Albert after a drinking spree. The son returned home unhitched the wagon fed the horse and, angered, fired a shotgun through his father's chest killing him instantly. He was arrested and jailed at Graham.
Amid a crowded Carthage gathering a speaker denounces Republican papers while a chorus of African Americans respond with calls about voting rights. The scene highlights racial tension and political mobilization during a tense exchange. Also appears merchant ad copy for Warner's Lgcal Yabin and gout remedy.
Judge Allen G. Thurman and his son Allen W. Thurman reached Washington by train and stayed at the Ebbitt House. Aiming to visit the White House, they planned private meetings with Democratic leaders at Oak View, with Thurman expressing strong health and gratitude for his condition.
A New York editor offers payments for ideas from a young man promising wealth with $100 for a good idea and perks like a car ride to the park. The man submits a list but all ideas are rejected as worthless, revealing the hollow pitch behind the scheme.
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